Fake Heiress? Try Richer Heiress Novel

Chapter 18 Cameron didn't break his word - he grabbed the cue stick just as he'd promised . Since billiards was a four - player game . Eliana opted to sit this one out , lounging on the sidelines and watching them play . " Alright , today's game needs stakes , Thomas announced with a sly grin . " Eliana , why don't you pick the penalty ? " Eliana , perched on the sofa , was scrolling through her phone , ready to log into Isonstead University's forum . She paused and smirked .

" How about this - losers treat everyone to dinner ? " " That's way too basic ." Thomas shot back , shaking his head . " Come on , Eliana , you can do better Eliana tilted her head , curious . " What's the usual punishment for you guys ! " Landon grinned mischievously . " Oh , we usually go big - like making the loser eat ten lemons in a row . " Eliana's brows shot up , and she couldn't help but think , That's a recipe for wrecking your teeth .

" Well then , " she said after a moment , her eyes gleaming with mischief , Tosers will still treat everyone to dinner , but here's the twist- Whatever the winners serve them , they've got to eat it with a smile . " " Damn , Eliana , that's brutal ," Landon exclaimed , clearly impressed . The group erupted into laughter . Alright , that's the rule . Let's get started ! Thomas declared . As the game kicked off , Eliana returned to her phone , logging into the school forum .

She already had a hunch about what she'd find there , and she wasn't wrong The first two pages were flooded with posts about her : photos of her entering the campus gates with Cameron in the morning , snapshots of her having lunch with the boys , and , of course , pictures from the freshman party . The cherry on top ? A thread about Willow's wardrobe malfunction during the assembly . Intrigued , Eliana clicked on the post about Willow .

Someone had snapped photos of the embarrassing incident and uploaded them . She could almost hear Willow's furious screams just imagining her reaction . " Serves her right , Eliana thought smugly . In the past , she'd endured plenty of humiliation - this time , it was Willow's turn . After satisfying her curiosity , Eliana exited the forum and switched to the dark web .

She posted a challenge with a 100,000 bounty : breach her firewall and access her confidential files by the 20th of next month . The dark web's hacker leaderboard caught her attention , and her target was third on the list - a hacker known as " Red Riding Hood " In the past , Red Riding Hood had collaborated with Willow to destroy her career , leaking her private data online . Although these events were four years away , Eliana was already planning ahead .

As she skimmed the list of challengers , she spotted the name she was looking for - Red Riding Hood . Leaning back into the sofa , she smirked . Gotcha . She knew her firewall wouldn't go down so easily . Before her time travel , Eliana had suffered greatly due to her lack of technical expertise . That humiliation drove her to master cybersecurity , and ironically , it was Willow's fans who'd helped her improve . Their relentless cyberbullying gave her the perfect practice ground .

She started small , tracing IPs , and eventually became skilled enough to hack into their devices and confront them face - to - face . Those self - righteous trolls would cry innocence every time she reported them , which only fueled her resolve . Not this time , she vowed . Meanwhile , on the other side of campus , Willow was fuming . After her embarrassing moment at the freshman party , she unleashed her anger on her maid . This dress was ruined ! Why the hell didn't you check it beforehand ?

Are you trying to ruin my life ? she screamed , her face red w fury . The maid , looking genuinely puzzled , replied , " Miss Garcia , I have no idea how this happened . These clothes came straight from the 1/3 boutique , and I checked them thoroughly . The sales assistant did too . I don't know how it could have ripped ." Willow didn't believe her and glared at her . She checked her phone and saw the photos from the assembly posted online .

Seeing them made her even more furious She then recalled something odd from when she was investigating Eliana . for - evidence that the threads had been cut with a blade . Willow knew it had to be Eliana .. mining the dress closely , she found what she was looking Willow clenched her fists in rage , wishing she could find Eliana and tear her apart . But something didn't add up . In her previous life , Eliana hadn't been this clever .

' Could it be that , like me , Eliana has changed in this lifetime ? ' Willow wondered . Regardless , Willow was determined not to let Eliana overshadow her this time . To her , Eliana , the fake heiress to the Garcia family , had stolen everything from her. After Willow returned home , Eliana pretended to be kind , but Willow believed it was just a facade to make herself look better . Willow had grown up away from wealth , and when she returned to the Garcia family , she knew nothing .

If not for Eliana helping her Adjust , Willow would have made countless embarrassing mistakes . Yet , Willow saw Eliana's kindness as a way to flaunt her superiority . Jealousy twisted Willow's perception . She thought no matter how hard she tried , she could never surpass Eliana . Both Willow and Eliana liked Roman , but he only had eyes for Eliana . " Why ? Eliana is just a fake heiress ! Willow exclaimed inwardly . After that , Willow's hatred for Eliana burned even hotter .

She swore she'd get her revenge , and fate seemed to smile on her , handing her another shot Willow wasn't about to waste this chance - no way in hell . She was going to make Eliana pay , and pay hard . To Willow , Eliana was nothing more than a lowly servant , someone born to grovel . She deserved to stay in the dirt where she belonged . and Willow was determined to grind her underfoot until she begged for mercy .

What Willow didn't realize , though , was that in Eliana's previous life , she'd actually succeeded in destroying her . She had manipulated Eliana's kindness and used it to bring her to ruin . But this time , Eliana wasn't about to fall for that same trap again . The wheel of fate was turning , but this time , the game wasn't rigged . Who'd come out on top was anyone's guess . clear .

Three hours later , the pool game was over , and the winners were cl Landon and Cameron had wiped the floor with Thomas and Adam . Landon let out a booming laugh , smirking as he turned to Thomas " Tommy , you're so screwed tonight . Remember last time , when y you made me eat ten freaking lemons ? Yeah , payback's a bitch , Tonight , we're going for barbecue , and I'm making you down the whole damn sauce ! " Thomas groaned , throwing his hands up . " Damn it , man ! Don't go overboard !

" Landon shrugged with a sly grin . " Overboard ? Nah . You're lucky I'm being generous . You made me eat so many lemons I couldn't taste anything but sour for three days straight . Everything I ate tasted like I was sucking on a lemon . You earned this . " Adam , sensing the brewing storm , quickly raised his hands in mock surrender . " Hey , hey , Landon , let's not drag me into this . It was Tommy who set you up last time , not me ! I had nothing to do with it , man .

And for the record , I'm not touching that sauce , so don't even try ! " 2/3